I am a fairy in Journey to the West

Chapter 68: The Dragon King complains, the Eight Immortals are in trouble

Zhuang Yan ascended to the first heaven and came directly to Taixuan Mansion. As soon as he entered the mansion, he saw Lu Dongbin, dressed in immortal clothes and carrying a sword, standing under the corridor with an immortal look.

Zhuang Yan quickly stepped forward and bowed, "Master Lu, why are you here?"

Lu Dongbin turned around and said to Zhuang Yan, and immediately bowed and said with a smile: "My Lord, I have come here specially to welcome you."

"Welcome me?" Zhuang Yan was a little surprised and said, "Master, please don't joke with me. How can I, a seventh-rank immortal official, be worthy of being personally welcomed by you?"

Lü Dongbin smiled and said, "If you are not qualified to be the Lord of Lingtai Mansion, then who else can be? Well, stop talking and follow me."

Zhuang Yan nodded and asked as he walked, "The Emperor of Shaoyang issued an order to summon you. Could it be because of the coming of the demon?"

Lu Dongbin said: "This is just one of the things."

"Oh? What's the other one?" Zhuang Yan asked in surprise.

Lü Dongbin said, "Ten days ago, the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas came to our Human World to file a complaint."

Zhuang Yan's heart moved, and a monkey figure instantly jumped out of his mind, but he said calmly: "Oh? What is the Four Seas Dragon King complaining about?"

Lu Dongbin said: "In the Flower and Fruit Mountain of Dongsheng Shenzhou, a demon monkey broke into the East China Sea. It not only stole the East China Sea's treasure, the 'Dinghai Shenzhen Iron', but also stole the North Sea Dragon King's lotus silk cloud-walking shoes, the West Sea Dragon King's chain mail golden armor, and the South Sea Dragon King's phoenix-wing purple gold crown. Finally, it caused a big disturbance in the East China Sea. The four sea dragon kings came to our human world to file a complaint, and the Purple Palace Shaoyang Emperor ordered the eight of us to go down to the human world to subdue the demon and capture the demon monkey."

Zhuang Yan asked, "Have you caught the demon monkey?"

Lu Dongbin shook his head and said, "No, that demon monkey is extremely powerful. Except for me who fought with him for more than sixty rounds before being defeated, the other seven Taoist friends did not last more than ten rounds at his hands."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan looked at Lu Dongbin in surprise. It was already very unusual that he could fight with Sun Wukong holding the golden cudgel for more than sixty rounds before being defeated.

Lü Dongbin thought Zhuang Yan was surprised by the strength of the demon monkey, so he smiled bitterly and said, "To be honest with you, my Pure Yang Sword is broken, and there are holes all over it."

"This demon monkey is quite powerful." Zhuang Yan said.

Lu Dongbin nodded and said, "It is indeed very powerful. We were defeated by the demon monkey, but he did not take advantage of the victory to hunt us down. So we left Huaguo Mountain, but on the way back we met Mo Luo."

"Mara?" Zhuang Yan asked in surprise, "Where did you meet him?"

Lü Dongbin said: "It should have been in the territory of Southern Continent at that time."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan almost immediately confirmed that a species of demon had been born in the Southern Continent.

He immediately asked, "What happened next?"

Lu Dongbin said: "As the demon-suppressing masters of the human world, we naturally have to destroy the evil demons when we encounter them, so we set up a battle array and wanted to kill this beast. After a fierce battle, this beast was repelled by me, Li Xuan, and Zhongli Quan, but..."

At this point, Lu Dongbin paused and said, "But in this battle, four of the Eight Immortals died."

"Fallen." Zhuang Yan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Which four masters fell?"

Lü Dongbin said, "Lan Caihe, Han Xiangzi, Cao Guojiu, and Zhang Guolao, these four Taoist friends had their immortal bodies destroyed by the demon Luo, and they died in response to the calamity."

"That's not right." Zhuang Yan suddenly stopped and said, "That Mara is a Buddhist demon. Even if there is a calamity, it is the Buddha immortals who are in trouble. You eight immortals are Taoist immortals. How can you be in trouble with the Buddha's calamity?"

"Hey." Lü Dongbin laughed out loud when he heard this and said, "You asked for it."

"What do you mean?" Zhuang Yan asked.

Lü Dongbin asked, "Do you still remember the Eight Immortals Pavilion?"

"Remember, what happened to the Eight Immortals Pavilion?" Zhuang Yan asked.

Lü Dongbin said, "It is because the Eight Immortals' Tower is involved in the Buddhist cause and effect that we, the Eight Immortals, now have this cause and effect and are already in this Buddhist calamity."

"This..." Zhuang Yan was speechless. After a while, he said with a smile: "This is indeed what you asked for."

Originally, there should not be this Eight Immortals Tower in Xiniu Hezhou, but because of my arrival, the Eight Immortals built the Eight Immortals Tower here. As the destiny of the world changed, it was natural that the Eight Immortals were implicated in the karma of Buddhism.

Immediately, Zhuang Yan asked again: "What is the current situation of the four masters?"

Lu Dongbin said: "The Yuanshen has been sent back. Zifu Shaoyang Emperor has sent a letter to Taishan Mansion. We are just waiting for Taishan Mansion to reply. Then we will send the Yuanshen of the four Taoist friends to Taishan Mansion for nurturing, and then send them to reincarnate at the appropriate time to go through tribulations and cultivate again."

Zhuang Yan said: "Can't you just reshape your body?"

Lu Dongbin shook his head and said, "If you die due to a calamity, even if you rebuild your body, the cause and effect will not be eliminated, and you will die due to a calamity again in the end. Only reincarnation can completely eliminate the cause and effect."

Zhuang Yan nodded, and a moment later the two of them arrived outside the Dongzhen Palace. After the heavenly soldiers in front of the palace reported, Lu Dongbin took Zhuang Yan into the Dongzhen Palace.

At this time in the Dongzhen Palace, Emperor Zifu Shaoyang sat at the top, with True Lord Xuandu and True Man Wenshi sitting on both sides.

At the same time, Zhuang Yan also discovered that the two auspicious gods and two evil gods belonging to the human department had all come. They were: the auspicious gods Lu Wu and Bai Ze, and the evil gods Bi Fang and Shang Yang.

In addition, Li Tieguai, Zhongli Quan, and He Xiangu, among the Eight Immortals, also sat in the hall, as well as the Humanity Department's God of Life, 'Xu Ji Chong Ying Zhenren'. It can be said that most of the senior immortal officials in the Humanity Department were present. Lü Dongbin took Zhuang Yan to the center of the hall, bowed and said, "Your Excellency Dong Zhen and the two Junior Officials, the Lord of Lingtai has arrived."

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang nodded slightly, and then Lu Dongbin walked to the seat of the Eight Immortals and sat down.

Zhuang Yan bowed and said, "Your servant, Lingtai Dongming Lord Zhuang Yan, pays homage to Zifu Shaoyang Emperor, Xuandu Zhenjun, and Wenshi Zhenren."

Xuandu Zhenjun and Wenshi Zhenren nodded to Zhuang Yan, and Zifu Shaoyang Emperor said with a smile: "No need to be polite, Lingtai Mansion Lord, please take a seat."

Zhuang Yan turned his head and saw that there was another position below Master Xu Ji Chong Ying, which was exactly his position.

Zhuang Yan thanked him, then walked forward and sat down in that seat.

After sitting down, Zhuang Yan first bowed to Master Xu Ji Chong Ying, and Master Xu Ji Chong Ying nodded to him.

At this time, Zifu Shaoyang Emperor said, "The four sea dragon kings sued the Flower-Fruit Mountain demon monkey for stealing treasures and causing chaos in the East China Sea. Do you know the origin of that demon monkey?"

All the immortals and gods present shook their heads, indicating that they were not aware of the matter.

Zhuang Yan didn't say anything, nor did he shake his head, so everyone just assumed that he didn't know anything either.

So the Purple Palace Shaoyang Emperor said, "That demon monkey is very powerful and is beyond the jurisdiction of our human department. I intend to report it to the Divine Thunder Jade Palace. Do you have any objections?"

Xuandu Zhenjun and Wenshi Zhenren were the first to express their opinions: "We have no objection."

Since the three big guys have made the decision, there is naturally no reason for the people below to object, so the matter of the Flower-Fruit Mountain Demon Monkey was settled, and the Flower-Fruit Mountain mess should be left to the Divine Thunder Jade Mansion to deal with.

Then Emperor Zifu Shaoyang said, "As for the matter of the demon coming to the world, it is not the business of our human world to take care of it."

As soon as Emperor Shaoyang finished speaking, True Lord Xuandu said, "It is not the place for Heaven to intervene. This is a Buddha calamity and has nothing to do with us."

Wen Shi Zhenren nodded and said, "Yes, the calamity of Buddha and devil has nothing to do with my heaven."

Emperor Shaoyang said: "But the eight demon-suppressing masters in our human world are involved in the cause and effect and have fallen into the calamity. Now, four of them have died because of the calamity. We cannot just ignore it."

At this point, Emperor Shaoyang cast his gaze on Zhuang Yan, "Lord of Lingtai Mansion."

Zhuang Yan immediately stood up and bowed, saying, "I am here."

Emperor Shaoyang raised his hand and said with a smile: "Lord Lingtai, there is no need to be so formal. Please take a seat."

Zhuang Yan thanked him and sat back down.

At this time, Emperor Shaoyang said, "Lord Lingtai, I summoned you to discuss matters because of the Eight Immortals' calamity. Now four of them have died, and the other four are still bound by cause and effect. Since this 'cause and effect' began in the Eight Immortals' Tower, it should also end in the Eight Immortals' Tower."

When Zhuang Yan heard this, he couldn't help but ask, "What does the Emperor mean?"

Emperor Shaoyang said: "Li Xuan, Zhongli Quan, Lü Dongbin, and He Xiangu, the four immortals, will go with you to live in Lingtai Divine Palace. You will be at the place where cause and effect originates, and see if there is any way to resolve cause and effect."

Zhuang Yan suddenly realized, and then Emperor Shaoyang asked: "If there is no way to resolve the cause and effect, then let the four immortals also face the calamity in Xiniu Hezhou, and completely sever the cause and effect, so as to avoid trouble in the future and hinder the immortal path."

Hearing this, Zhuang Yan immediately looked at Lu Dongbin and the other three, and the four of them also looked at Zhuang Yan with smiles on their faces.

Then Zhongli Quan said with a smile: "Lord Lingtai, now we are going to your house to eat and drink for free."

Zhuang Yan said with a strange look on his face: "Lan Caihe and the other four masters died in the calamity, and you are still in the calamity. My words are no longer funny."

Hearing this, everyone laughed. He Xiangu even smiled and said to Zhuang Yan, "Which of the immortals present here has not experienced the process of death and reincarnation several times? It's just reincarnation for a few lifetimes, experiencing the separation and reunion, joy and sorrow of the mortal world. It's nothing big."

Lü Dongbin smiled and said, "Before I fall in the catastrophe, I can go to Lingtai Divine Palace and eat and drink for free for a few meals. It's not a loss at all."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan immediately asked the Purple Palace Shaoyang Emperor above him, "Emperor, will the Taixuan Palace pay for it?"

Emperor Zifu Shaoyang laughed loudly and said straightforwardly: "When the time comes, just come and ask me for as much as they have eaten from you."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan immediately bowed and said, "In that case, I have no objection. It is no problem for the four masters to stay with me for as long as they want."

"They won't be able to stay for long." Xuandu Zhenjun smiled and said, "Killing is the most ruthless thing in karma. If they can successfully resolve the karma, it will be fine. If not, they will die soon. At that time, I will have to trouble you, Lingtai Mansion Lord, to send their souls to Taixuan Zhenfu."

"To put it simply," said Master Wenshi, "even you, the Lord of Lingtai Mansion, have to help collect their bodies."

Zhongli Quan teased Zhuang Yan again, saying, "By the way, you can also wear mourning clothes for us and cry at our graves."

Zhuang Yan also laughed and said, "You can wear mourning clothes and cry at the grave, but you have to pay extra."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a burst of laughter in the Dongzhen Hall. The hall was filled with a happy atmosphere inside and outside, without any of the silent atmosphere of people who had died or were about to die.

(End of this chapter)